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Agricultural simplification continues to expand at the expense of more diverse forms of agriculture. This simplification, for example, in the form of intensively managed monocultures, poses a risk to keeping the world within...

This study investigates the potential effects of 10 upcoming free trade agreements (FTAs) under the current EU trade agenda. It quantifies the cumulative sectoral impacts...

This report is a product of the World Bank's monitoring efforts in Myanmar and provides an in-depth look at the country’s agricultural sector and food security status. This study examines intertwined challenges...

This paper explores the relationship between agriculture, dietary diversity, and market access in Nepal, testing the complex causal chains involved, and the nuanced connections between production diversity...

The EU Farm to Fork Strategy has sparked a debate about the future of European agriculture. We used the GRAFS accounting methodology to describe the agri-food system of Europe...

In rural areas where malnutrition is higher and households poorer, growing diverse fruit trees-especially indigenous fruits-can provide multiple benefits. These fruit trees can...

"Management of Agricultural Resources and Adaptation to Climate Change in the EU”, video message delivered by Mr Janusz Wojciechowski at the Bucharest Leaders' Summit

Mechanization has the potential to boost agricultural production and reduce poverty in rural economies, but its impacts remain poorly understood. This paper randomizes the subsidized provision of a pair...

This paper investigates the associations between agricultural diversification and dietary diversity among men, women and children of farm households in Bangladesh. Using three waves of nationally representative...

Precision agriculture (PA) is the application of information technology to better manage crop and livestock production, heralded as another tool to advance food security around the world. Precision...